No New Snow Today, But Still Plenty of Snow!

Parking Lot at Klawock Heeyna Mall.  The car tracks lead to the covered pickup area.

It's so beautiful here!  No new snow today, but a high of 33 preserved what had fallen earlier this week.  It was fun to go out this morning and find the bear tracks and follow them up the road.  They are very obvious, with the toes showing.  The dogs were growling in the middle of last night, so must have heard or smelled it.  I wonder if s/he knows it's trash pickup day, and so follows the road checking trash cans for food.  Ours are bungied shut, and most people keep them in a little shed to keep the bears from making a mess.

I usually drive down the road to Craig after I drop off Kathy in the morning, to see how the waterfalls are doing, wondering if they will freeze overnight.  So far, they are all flowing as usual.  The sawmill on the edge of town, the only one left on the island, even looks ready for Christmas, it's mountains of wood shavings covered in snow.    

It's really pretty, like a Christmas card, with snow on all the tree branches and houses.  Tonight it's clear again, and the stars are extra bright.  The day started out clear, too, and the birds were all happy, even though the temperature was only 28 degrees.  

East side of our house

Hemlock Road in front of our house


And here is why we miss San Diego so much, not the weather!